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I was just curious how this has worked out for others.
Like many other ts owners, my family thought I was nuts and paid a zillion dollars. Once they go on a trip, tho, they get it (but I've never told them what I paid - they probably still think it was zillions - perhaps one day they'll ask).
Now I'm working on finding something for my stepdaughter. Unfortunately, they want to go over 4th of July because it's holiday pay, they don't have to 'spend vacation time.' As you might imagine, it's difficult this late in the year to accomodate. They had discussed Orlando in late July, which was going to be EASY. But, the new husband won't go there without staying at a Disney resort, so that's off the table.
To futher complicate matters, they want a drive-to location from central Indiana (they blew a ton of money getting married in Jamaica so I understand dodging high airfare) and have specific cities they are interested in. There just aren't that many timeshares within an easy drive, that aren't already booked, and that are in a precise location they want. We're still working on it. I'm hoping that they'll either decide to go somewhere that's available, or, decide to go another time. Meanwhile, I'll do whatever searches they ask for.
Getting my sister and her family accomodations for the week after the 4th wasn't too hard and they are happy and excited. It took her maybe 2 weeks after I told her of 'the gift' to make a decision, I booked it, they're set.
Two years ago, trying to get my mother something was ... very difficult. I had told her over a year ahead of time to figure where she wanted to go. Again, we get to March and she wants June or July in some prime locations, wants to take her dogs. She ended up going to Hilton Head in November (her dogs spent the week with their previous master down in Savannah) and was plenty happy.
My brother called me last summer and asked about Daytona for a specific October week for the birthday of a friend and that was easy to accomodate.
Have any of you simply given up on finding family a week? I'm certainly not to that point and figure it's good to educate them as I'm quite likely to give them vacations in the future. But I wondered how many of you had run into enough unreasonable expectations or whatnot to quit doing it.
With my mother, I think in the future what I'll do is say "This is available for these weeks - do you want to go?" and not offer any real choices. Here it is, take it or leave it. Once she sells her house and gets moved to Houston, as a treat I'll send her to Charleston - her most favorite city.
What are your experiences?
Like many other ts owners, my family thought I was nuts and paid a zillion dollars. Once they go on a trip, tho, they get it (but I've never told them what I paid - they probably still think it was zillions - perhaps one day they'll ask).
Now I'm working on finding something for my stepdaughter. Unfortunately, they want to go over 4th of July because it's holiday pay, they don't have to 'spend vacation time.' As you might imagine, it's difficult this late in the year to accomodate. They had discussed Orlando in late July, which was going to be EASY. But, the new husband won't go there without staying at a Disney resort, so that's off the table.
To futher complicate matters, they want a drive-to location from central Indiana (they blew a ton of money getting married in Jamaica so I understand dodging high airfare) and have specific cities they are interested in. There just aren't that many timeshares within an easy drive, that aren't already booked, and that are in a precise location they want. We're still working on it. I'm hoping that they'll either decide to go somewhere that's available, or, decide to go another time. Meanwhile, I'll do whatever searches they ask for.
Getting my sister and her family accomodations for the week after the 4th wasn't too hard and they are happy and excited. It took her maybe 2 weeks after I told her of 'the gift' to make a decision, I booked it, they're set.
Two years ago, trying to get my mother something was ... very difficult. I had told her over a year ahead of time to figure where she wanted to go. Again, we get to March and she wants June or July in some prime locations, wants to take her dogs. She ended up going to Hilton Head in November (her dogs spent the week with their previous master down in Savannah) and was plenty happy.
My brother called me last summer and asked about Daytona for a specific October week for the birthday of a friend and that was easy to accomodate.
Have any of you simply given up on finding family a week? I'm certainly not to that point and figure it's good to educate them as I'm quite likely to give them vacations in the future. But I wondered how many of you had run into enough unreasonable expectations or whatnot to quit doing it.
With my mother, I think in the future what I'll do is say "This is available for these weeks - do you want to go?" and not offer any real choices. Here it is, take it or leave it. Once she sells her house and gets moved to Houston, as a treat I'll send her to Charleston - her most favorite city.
What are your experiences?
Non timeshare people just don't seem to understand the concept, or the time frame involved, etc. I have much better luck helping them decorate their homes. 
I'm sure that'll change once I start giving them to my kids, spoiled t/s boys that they are
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